By Elijah Ugani The Calabar University Medical Students Association (CUMSA) has conducted election to fill the position of President of the association after elections into other positions had been earlier conducted. At the end of voting Comrade Emmanuel Ogar emerged President in a land slide victory having garnered a total of 205 votes to defeat
By Jonathan Ugbal The Obubra campus of the Cross River University of Technology (CRUTECH) which houses the faculty of Agriculture was closed for 72 hours following a resurgence in the Nko and Mkpani communal clash. Students were directed to vacate the school premises on Monday, June 6, 2016 till further notice with Examinations across the
By Ekemini Raymond Immediate past Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor James Epoke has returned to the class room to lecture, after his five years tenure as the Vice Chancellor of the institution. Epoke is now lecturing Virology, a course offered by 4th year students of the Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences. In
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade Wednesday, in Calabar expressed angst against the politicking involved in the dissemination and utilization of funds in the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). The Governor expressed his dissatisfaction when the Minister for State Education, Professor Anthony Anwuka led a team from UBEC and the
By CrossRiverWatch admin Professor Austine Angba has just been appointed as the acting Rector, Institute of Technology and Management (ITM) Ugep, Cross River State. Before his appointment he was a lecturer in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Calabar, Deputy Director Directorate of Research and Quality Assurance. His appointment is with immediate effect.
By Our Reporter The Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has promised to make the State more investors friendly. Ayade made the pronouncement recently at PZ Willmar scholarship award presentation to students of tertiary institution in their host communities. Governor Ben represented by the State Commissioner of Education, Mr. Godwin Etta charged them to
By Elijah Ugani/Iyam Onang Members of the Alumni Association of Cross River College of Education, Akamkpa converged at the College auditorium on the 27th April, 2016 to elect their pioneer executives since the re-opening of the institution by the Senator Liyel Imoke administration. The new executives of the Alumni Association will begin a three years
By Archibong Jeremiah The Deputy Vice Chancellor Academics, University of Calabar, Professor Florence Obi has called on students of the institution to go as far as protesting openly to expose lecturers who victimize them assuring that the University will support them. She made her position known recently in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch where she